Excessive heavy rainfall developed across portions of East Central Texas during the late evening hours of July 17th and continued into the predawn hours of July 18th. These storms were the direct result of a stalled boundary and strong low level winds overrunning the boundary.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Excessive heavy rainfall developed across portions of East Central Texas during the late evening hours of July 17th and continued into the predawn hours of July 18th. These storms were the direct result of a stalled boundary and strong low level winds overrunning the boundary. Plentiful moisture was in place at the time and these storms were slow movers and they trained over the same general area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 9:53 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1053 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2014 .AVIATION... RAIN HAS COME TO AN END AT THE TYR/GGG TERMINALS WITH THE BACK EDGE OF RAIN LIKELY EXITING THE TXK TERMINAL SHORTLY AFTER THE 06Z HOUR. THIS IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN TERMINAL FORECASTING THINKING COMPARED TO THE 00Z TAF PACKAGE WHEN IT APPEARED THAT SHRA/TSRA WOULD BE AFFECTING ALL TERMINAL LOCATIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONVECTION SEEMS TO BE CONFINED TO THE LFK TERMINAL ONLY...CLOSER TO THE WARM FRONT. ELSEWHERE...JUST LOOKING AT LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WITH VSBYS MOSTLY IN THE 3-5 MILE RANGE AND CEILINGS MOSTLY IFR. FOR THE REMAINING OVERNIGHT HOURS...KEPT THE ABOVE THINKING WITH THE HRRR SUGGESTING WE WILL SEE CONVECTION ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REMAINING TERMINALS AFTER THE 12Z FRI HOUR. OBVIOUSLY...CONVECTION WILL HANG ON A LITTLE LONGER AT THE MLU TERMINAL. CEILINGS WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT ON FRIDAY FROM WEST TO EAST BUT THEY SHOULD GRADUALLY BECOME MVFR FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY VARIABLE NEAR 5KTS...EVENTUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY NEAR 5-10KTS WITH THE SLOW PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. 13 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 926 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2014/ DISCUSSION... MAJOR UPDATE FOR THIS EVENING AS THE HEAVY RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...QFP AND POP GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO SHOW THIS TREND. DEEP EAST TEXAS INTO ADJACENT WESTERN LOUISIANA WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS GOING FORWARD... BUT AMOUNTS AND RAINFALL RATES DO NOT LOOK HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WATCH ATTM. ON FRIDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE REGION...WITH RAINFALL ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT GRIDS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...TO SUPPORT THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH REMAINS SOUTH OF THE CWA...FROM NEAR BPT TO CLL. IT MAY MOVE A LITTLE MORE NORTH OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL BRING TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS UP AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SOUTHERN AREAS...BUT ONLY A SMALL CHANGE FROM CURRENT LEVELS. UPDATED PRODUCTS WILL BE OUT SHORTLY AND GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT. /14/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 69 79 74 89 74 / 90 70 30 20 20 MLU 67 78 74 88 74 / 90 90 50 20 30 DEQ 64 77 70 88 72 / 80 50 10 10 10 TXK 64 76 71 87 73 / 90 60 20 10 10 ELD 65 78 72 87 73 / 90 80 30 20 20 TYR 70 81 74 90 75 / 70 50 20 10 10 GGG 69 82 74 90 75 / 80 50 20 10 10 LFK 73 85 75 92 76 / 90 80 30 20 20 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 13
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2014 ARZ072-073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ126-136>138-149>153- 165>167-181700- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN- UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MARION-SMITH-GREGG- HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1200 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE GRADUALLY ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN QUITE LIMITED...THUS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT...AS WIDESPREAD ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FALLS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. SOME PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ARZ050-051-059>061-070-071-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124-125- 181700- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD- UPSHUR- 1200 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THESE AREAS. CLOUD COVER AND RAIN COOLED AIR FROM THESE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIMIT THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINING THE PRIMARY THREAT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FLASH FLOOD THREAT ESPECIALLY IF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVES REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME CONTAINING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...COULD POSSIBLY BE NEEDED TONIGHT OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING. VII
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:48 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A vehicle was underwater on Hwy. 69 in Huntington, Texas in front of the Texas State Bank.
Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in Southwood Drive in Lufkin, Texas being flooded. Rainfall on the south side of town totaled in excess of 6 inches.
County Road 1992 was flooded and closed from excessive heavy rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 521818, 521819, 521820.